ELLEN DOWNES
Curator
Artist
About Ellen Downes
Ellen is a Women’s Body Casting Artist based in Bristol, UK.
Based at Maze Studios, she is spending the summer of 2021 casting ahead of her solo show Every Body’s Story 26.08-02.09 at Centrespace Gallery.
Every Body’s Story is a project to celebrate the diversity of women’s bodies and create a space and platform to share their stories.
Her work explores community, sustainability and social justice with a focus on storytelling and creative collaboration.
Blog
Every Body’s Story Hanoi
EXHIBITION Hanoi Exhibition, January 2020 We see ourselves in 2D; in our reflection, the mirror and in photos but it is rare for us to see our own form in 3D. It gives a whole new perspective and understanding of the body. This series of casts presents women of...
Every Body’s Story Golden Busts
EXHIBITIONGolden Busts SeriesWe see ourselves in 2D; in our reflection, the mirror and in photos but it is rare for us to see our own form in 3D. It gives a whole new perspective and understanding of the body. This series of casts presents women with breasts of...
Meet The Artisan: Tamay Film
FASHION REVOLUTION / SUSTAINABLE FASHION In October last year Ellie Shipman and I made a film about Mien artisan Tamay in Ta Phin, her home village in the North of Vietnam. By Ellen Downes Mon 27 Jan 2020n October last year Ellie Shipman and...
Ellen Downes
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